Leading NGOs submit
amendments on justice and home affairs to the ConventionThe Standing Committee of experts on
international immigration, refugee and criminal law (the "Meijers
Committee", Utrecht, Netherlands) and Statewatch (London,
UK) have submitted an extensive series of amendments on justice
and home affairs to the Convention on the future of Europe.

The submission raises serious concerns which are:

"inspired by the wish to ensure that executive power
when exercised by the Council and its committees, agencies or
independent bodies is subject to independent scrutiny and overall
accountability to parliaments, the judicial system and ultimately
to the citizen"

Joint suggested amendments to draft constitutional articles
on justice and home affairs by the Standing Committee of experts
on international immigration, refugee and criminal law (Utrecht,
Netherlands) and Statewatch (London, UK): Standing
Committee and Statewatch

Background documentation1. Previous submission by NGOs on justice
and home affairs to the Convention: Submission

2. Convention: Area of freedom, security and justice, draft Article
31, Part One & draft Articles from Part Two, 14 March 2003:
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